Latvia News News Latvia » Health: Latvian alcohol control policies reducing harms
Latvia has one of the world's highest rates of alcohol consumption but recent policy changes are starting to lessen direct harms to health. Ed Holt reports.
News Latvia » Health: Latvian health minister: Not likely to raise coronavirus bar on entry
Latvia says it is not likely to raise its coroanvirus infection rate ceiling from its current level, following news that it has ended unrestricted entry into the country from Estonia, after the latter ...
News Latvia » Health: Latvian agency reveals findings from investigation into E. coli outbreak
Latvian health officials have completed their investigation into an outbreak and general rise in E. coli which led to almost 80 sick people. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said ...
News Latvia » Health: Mental health & substance abuse facility expenditure in Latvia from 2013 to 2023 (in millions)
The health care expenditure for mental health and substance abuse facilities in Latvia stood at 85.7 million Euros in 2023. Between 2013 and 2023, the healthcare expenditure rose by 46.12 million ...
News Latvia » Health: INTERVIEW: We seek to benefit from Egypt's experience in healthcare - Latvian Health Minister
The Latvian and Egyptian governments have begun replacing paper-based systems with Electronic Health Records (HER) to improve managing patient data. E.H.R. systems help reduce errors, improve patient ...
News Latvia » Health: Latvian health official resigns over cuts
The Latvian health minister has resigned rather than carry out budget cuts that he said would undermine the Baltic country's healthcare system. The government in Riga, the capital, said that the ...
News Latvia » Health: Polish health ministry announces arrival of COVID-19 vaccines from Latvia in October
Poland is set to receive shipments of COVID-19 vaccines from Latvia in early October, the Polish health minister announced, as the country seeks to bolster its vaccination campaign. In an interview ...
News Latvia » Health: Nightingale Health to Launch Metabolic Screening Test in Latvia with Local Cardiology Clinic
Nightingale Health Oyj is a Finland-based health technology company whose mission is to build sustainable healthcare and reduce health inequalities. It has developed an advanced h ...
News Latvia » Health: INTERVIEW: We seek to benefit from Egypt's experience in healthcare - Latvian Health Minister
In an interview with Ahram Online, Hosams Abu Meri, Latvian Minister of Health, discussed the results of his recent visit to Egypt and potential areas of cooperation, including digitization, education ...